The EUBrasil Association, based in Brussels, is the only private networking platform in Europe and
Brazil created with the aim of
supporting development of successful business relations between the European Union and Brazil and at the same time promoting political and cultural links.

Main Duties: Monitor and research key policy debates and legislation in the EU on issues relevant to Brazil. Provide regular information to the membership. Compile clear, concise and informative reports on meetings and events in Brussels – e.g. European Parliament plenaries sessions and committee and delegation meetings, think tank events, conferences, etc. Research and draft

*Luigi Gambardella, President EUBrasil, Former Chairman Executive Board ETNO With a view to the forthcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcellona, some reflections are needed around the main areas that should be at the center of action in the near future, if the mobile industry wants to continue to be innovative and generate growth. In my

The deputy Eduardo Barbosa, chair of the “Grupo Parlamentar Brasil-União Europeia” (Parliamentary Group Brazil-EU), assessed as positive the visit of the group of six MEPs to Congress in early November. Barbosa said that a visit to the European Parliament (EP) was agreed with the European delegation) for next March, still to be confirmed. The deputy also

Ambassador João Gomes Cravinho, EU ambassador in Brazil, believes that the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) will be achieved. The important thing, according to him, is not the date of the exchange offers, but the fact that the proposals are sufficiently robust for both parties. This Friday (27/11) there will be an

In João Pessoa, the bilateral meeting expanded partnerships between Brazil and EU countries, with the aim of increasing digital inclusion. The expansion of partnerships between Brazil and the member countries of the European Union (EU) in order to promote digital inclusion through broadband Internet was the topic discussed on Monday (9) by Communications Minister André

Following a cycle of steady growth at the end of the last decade, the Brazilian economy began to contract in 2011, and entered a technical recession in 2015. Declining exports, rising inflation, a growing deficit and corruption have destabilised the economy. Its future course will depend on fiscal adjustment, inflation control and on bolstering the

Following revelations of large-scale Internet surveillance Brazil and the EU have become actively involved in the global debate on internet governance. Since early 2014 cyber policy has become part of the agenda of the EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership. The two have agreed on the need for support for inclusive and transparent internet governance based on a

In order to deepen the debate on topics of interest between Brazil and the European Union (EU) such as trade, investment and energy, a delegation of six MEPs arrived in Belo Horizonte (MG) on Monday (02/11) and will travel to Brasília on Wednesday (04/11). In Belo Horizonte, the MEPs will visit a pioneer project of

The visit, organized by UNALE (National Union of Legislators and State Legislatures), promoted the meeting of the delegation deputies from Paraíba with the MEPs. The committee formed by the President of UNALE, Dep. Sandro Locutor (ES), Dep. Antonio dos Santos (SE), Dep. Adjuto Afonso (AM), Dep. João Gonçalves (PB), Dep. Ricardo Barbosa (PB), accompanied by

The end of roaming will materialize in 2017 after the agreement of the European Parliament (EP), who also gave a favorable opinion to measures for net neutrality. MEPs voted against amendments to the telecoms single market legislation, thus adopting the new law without last minute changes filed against the measures on net neutrality. The legislative

The EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström announced the New Trade Strategy “Trade for All” in a meeting that is part of an ongoing process of Civil Society Dialogue (CSD) on EU trade policy. The strategy aims to adapt trade policy to the economic reality of a deeply interconnected world economy. It also seeks to open

To maintain the leading role of the European Union (EU) in reinforcing the implementation strategy of a single digital agenda for the 28 countries. This is the goal of the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology (CONNECT) of the European Commission (EC), reinforced this week (12/10) by the Director General of that DG,

The decision taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Tuesday (06/10) does not ensure an adequate level of protection to personal data stored in the United States. The decision affects the giants of ICT such as Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon. The CJEU vetoed the agreement, called Safe Harbour, between

This week the European Parliament (EP) published the amendments made to the European proposal already approved for the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), which is being ratified within the World Trade Organization (WTO). With the European Parliament step completed, the proposal goes to the European Council for approval by Member States. Only after that, the European

The XII Forte de Copacabana International Security Conference will discuss the possibilities of cooperation for international security and the common challenges between Brazil and the European Union. The event takes place in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow (08/10) and brings together top government officials, politicians, members of civil society and academia. The conference is organized by

Two companies to build a High Throughput Satellite system using dedicated broadband capacity on Spacecom AMOS-6 satellite Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) – member of EUBrasil- and Facebook announced they are partnering on a new initiative that will leverage satellite technologies to get more Africans online. Under a multi-year agreement with Spacecom, the two

The 3rd World Forum of Local Economic Development (LED) will promote debate on how municipalities can introduce a sustainable economy from 2015. The panels will discuss models created by the organizers and partners of the Forum, meeting the demands of the world’s regions where the Art program operates. The event will take place between 13th

The Energy and the Digital Market agendas are the test to see if the economic foundations are going to be effective for the future of the European Union, says MEP Carlos Zorrinho (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament- S&D) in an interview to EUBrasil. With a single market

Rated as the seventh world’s largest technology market, Brazil attracts companies from across the globe but only has very small exports in the sector. “The international market does not recognise Brazil as a producer of high-level technology in the IT field”, admits the Coordinator of the Department of Service and Computer Programs from the Department

MEPs with an interest in strengthening diplomatic relations with Brazil will visit Belo Horizonte (MG) and Brasília in the first week of November. The agenda was announced on Thursday (17/09) in Brussels, at the meeting of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil. “We want to create a delegation in

The Brazilian economic model deserves to be studied within the context of the comprehensive review of political-economic systems, explains the Italian MEP Brando Benifei (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats) in an interview to EUBrasil. One of the youngest MEPs of the current legislature, Benifei – also member of the Association – demonstrates strong interest

The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament will vote on 12 and 13 October a proposal for a new decision-making process in the European Union (EU) for the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). This is the revision of Regulation (EC) Nº1829/2003 which now entitles the Member

Back from vacation, the EUBrasil Association welcomes one more MEP: Claudia Monteiro de Aguiar (Group of the European People’s Party – Christian Democrats). The Portuguese parliamentarian is the newest member of the Association, which now counts with 32 MEPs. Recently, the MEP defended TTIP in Parliament saying that fully embraces the new Transatlantic Agreement and

The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) recently announced an agreement that involves research in the areas of development of modeling, data assimilation and joint development of meteorological software. The work between the institutions will be collaboration on graphics and preparation of precipitation data. The agreement

Opinion: Professor Santiago Martin Gallo Avalos Dupuy de Lôme, International Consultant and Advisor to the Brazilian Delegation at the MERCOSUR Parliament The future of the negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur are on the agenda for the second half of the year. The President of Eurolat (the Euro-Latin

Eutelsat do Brasil, the Brazilian affiliate of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL), has signed a multi-year agreement with SpeedCast Serviços Multimedia for Ku-band capacity on the upcoming EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite to support professional video services. SpeedCast Serviços Multimedia is a longstanding player in the Brazilian telecommunications market, providing professional C and Ku-band

Opinion: Professor Alfredo Valladão, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA – Sciences Po) and president of the Advisory Board of EUBrasil Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Brazil had already been planned for a long time. However, this time she decided to forget about “top level” talks and their bland final press releases. Accompanied by 19

In addition to the cooperation agreements, the Mercosur-EU negotiations and the politically delicate moments that Angela Merkel and Dilma Rousseff leaders faced, the international press highlighted in most articles published during the German Chancellor’s visit (19th and August 20th), the commitment between Germany and Brazil in reducing greenhouse gases. This theme appeared about 100 days

After the session approving a new financial aid worth 86 billion euros to Greece by the Bundestag (lower house of German parliament) this morning, German Chancellor Angela Merkel traveled to Brazil with various ministers to encounter with President Dilma Rousseff at the intergovernmental meeting between Brazil and Germany. Angela Merkel is accompanied by representatives of

The Brazilian Investment Plan for Infrastructure will be a major theme of the meeting between President Dilma Rousseff and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will land in Brasilia late tomorrow (19/08) accompanied by a large entourage: so far six ministers (Cooperation, Environment, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Health and Culture and Media) and six deputy ministers are

Source: Ministry of Science, Technology and Information ( MCTI ) Selected among 38 proposals by MCTI and the RNP with the European Commission , they will receive a total of R $ 22.1 million in the 3rd Call Coordinated BR -EU in Information and Communication Technologies. The Ministry of Science , Technology and Innovation (

The Future of satelite broadcasting in South America Ultra HD is the next state-of-the-art for video. Its jump in terms of quality and immersive experience is comparable to the transition from black & white to colour, analogue to digital and digital to high definition. Experts predict that over 800 Ultra HD channels will be broadcasting

The numbers of the Brazilian trade balance in July registered a 52.2% increase over July last year, with a surplus of US $ 2.379 billion – The trade balance of the month is a result of exports of US $ 18.526 billion and imports of US $ 16.147 billion, according to the Ministry of Development,

The EUBrasil Association congratulates Ambassador João Cravinho for his new post in Brazil and looks forward to working in close cooperation with the European delegation to increase the level of investment between the European Union (EU) and Brazil, as well as focusing efforts on the digital agenda. João Gomes Cravinho was appointed to the post

The customs union of Mercosur so far not got off the ground with their Common External Tariffs and exception rules. The number 48º of Summit, that took place last week in Brasilia, confirmed the block in the “world of make believe.” Teacher’s opinion Andres Malamud, political scientist at the University of Lisbon and member of

This semester, Mercosur will map out an action plan to highlight what are the tariff and non-tariff barriers hampering intra-zone trade. The measure aims at facilitating the free movement of goods across countries (Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay and the recently added Bolivia). The decision was presented on Thursday (16/07) by the foreign ministers of

Por Paul Krugman, in The New York Times Suppose you consider Tsipras an incompetent twerp. Suppose you dearly want to see Syriza out of power. Suppose, even, that you welcome the prospect of pushing those annoying Greeks out of the euro. Even if all of that is true, this Eurogroup list of demands is madness.

The Uruguayans sure do! Today (16/07) they celebrate the 65th year since their victory against Brazil (2 – 1) in the 1950 FIFA World Cup Final in the fabled Maracanã stadium. Alcides Ghiggia, an ex-player, now 88 years old, still lives near Montevideo and was the author of the second goal which gave the victory

Keeping an eye on European legislation If you are interested in selling pictures of the Versailles Palace, the Coliseum or the Notre Dame Cathedral you should check what copyright rules in your European country, although most Member States don’t impose costs. This is what the European Parliament (EP) voted on in plenary session on 09/07,

Google intends to inaugurate a new engineering space in Belo Horizonte in November that will more than double the number of engineers working in Brazil on some of the company’s core products and expand the technology center in Brazil. The announcement was made during the visit of President Dilma Rousseff to Google at Silicon Valley

The opportunity to create a common digital market between Brazil and the European Union (EU) was the main message of EUBrasil Association during the European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with Brazil meeting. Two other priorities were also pointed out: to encourage the step forward of the negotiations for a free trade agreement between Mercosur and

This week the EUBrasil Association welcomes one more MEP: Dita Charanzová (Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) and met with an agricultural expert delegation from Latin America. EUBrasil now with 31 members of the European Parliament Dita Charanzová MEP is the newest member of the EUBrasil Association, which now counts with

While the private sector has a key role to play in improving bilateral trade relations, policy makers on both sides must show that they are serious about regulatory convergence in order for constructive dialogue to be turned into meaningful action. In addition, new avenues for cooperation must be explored to ensure that policy makers, businesses

The EUBrasil Association and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), whose missions are to foster trade and investments between Brazil and the European Union (EU) are jointly organising a round table debate on Regulatory Convergence on trade between Brazil and the EU, on 9 June in Brussel, with the support of the Brazilian

Albert Dess MEP is the newest member of the EUBrasil Association, which now has 30 MEPs. Albert Dess signed his membership on Tuesday (26/05) during the Plenary Session of the AGRI Committee of the European Parliament which hosted the Brazilian Agriculture Minister Kátia Abreu. A member of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian

During her visit to the European Parliament (EP) on Tuesday (26/05) in Brussels, the Brazilian minister of Agriculture, Kátia Abreu, stressed that both the productive sector and the Brazilian government attach “the highest priority to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement”. The minister also said that Brazil wants a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the European bloc,

President Dilma Rousseff quoted in her official speech Thursday (21/05) in Brasilia, the proposed free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU), which is awaiting approval of tariff offers. “I would also like to highlight the agreement with the European Union as one of the strategic steps in the international trade area in

EUBrasil Association promoted on Tuesday 21st of April a meeting with the objective of allowing the orange juice, ethanol and sugar sectors to illustrate some trade barriers between Brazil and the European Union (EU). The negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the EU were discussed during the debate. Around 30 participants attended the event.

EUBrasil Association emphasized during the XXII Forum Brazil-Europe organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation that Brazil and the European Union need to work together to increase trade and investment opportunities in both regions. The event was held on 17/03 at the Brazilian Congress, in Brasilia, with the participation of 25 European, Brazilian speakers and 200

In the networking event Second Friends of EUBrasil, the association released the study “Enhancing economic and financial ties between Brazil and the European Union”, with the results of a survey conducted among the top European and Brazilian companies in the relations between Brazil and EU. The document was delivered, on the same day to European Commission’s

EUBrasil held the networking event Friends of EUBrazil, in partnership with the Brazilian Mission to the European Union, in Brussels. During the occasion, the association released the study “Enhancing economic and financial ties between Brazil and the European Union”, with the results of a survey conducted among the top European and Brazilian companies in the

EUBrasil Association offered a working dinner in the context of the VII Dialogue Brazil-EU on Information Society. The main conclusion was that cooperation efforts between Brazil and the European Union should focus on industrial projects to address the necessity of new services, such as cloud computing, 3D printers and smart cities. Many authorities and representatives

The EUBrasil Association offered a cocktail to MEPs, diplomats and CEOs at the European Parliament, in Brussels, to celebrate the newly created Delegation for Relations with Brazil and welcome the new president of the Delegation for Relations with Mercosur, MEP Francisco Assis. During the event, new members joined EUBrasil: MEP Francisco Assis, MEP Carlos Zorrinho,

By Enrico Ponzone In his keynote speech at the London stock Exchange attended by EUBrasil (13/05), Mr Levy made an unusual comment for a Brazilian Finance minister: addressing a crowded room of investors, he pointed at “a Brazilian new thrust in global trade through measures of trade facilitation with our EU partners” and also mentioned the “need to

Brazil lost the position of 10th commercial partner of the European Union (EU) to Canada in the first quarter of this year, according to european statistics. Brazilian products imported by the EU represent 1.6% of the total – the lowest level since 2003. The news was published in Valor Econômico (14/05). “Brazil mainly exports commodities

The announcement that the government decided to review the model created by the Lula administration for the oil fields extraction attracted much media attention and generated several articles in the Brazilian press. The requirement that much of the equipment used in the exploration of these fields must be domestically manufactured, turned away private investors and

Brazil has proposed reviewing Mercosur rules so that its members can enjoy more ‘liberty’ to negotiate trade agreements with other blocks or third parties. “There is nothing in the world that reaches such a point that impedes making adjustments and giving countries, such as Brazil a greater degree of liberty to advance in new trade

Rio and São Paulo are not any longer “the center of the universe” in Brazil’s retail: consumer demand growth is migrating from the major coastal cities to the interior and north, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group. For decades, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro were the two Brazilian cities with the

The Spanish government explicitly suggested a “pragmatic” option for negotiations between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur: look up for a direct agreement with Brazil and other countries of the Southern Cone block, according to Brazilian financial daily Valor Econômico. In Madrid, in a meeting of entrepreneurs, and next to the vice president of Brazil,

EUBrasil Association promoted on Tuesday 21st of April a meeting with the objective of allowing the orange juice, ethanol and sugar sectors to illustrate some trade barriers between Brazil and the European Union (EU). The negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the EU were discussed during the debate. Around 30 participants attended the event.

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said “Brazil plays a key role in the negotiations between the EU and Mercosur, given both its strategic partnership with the EU, and its important place in the Mercosur region”. Her statement was made in reply to a question by MEP Fernando Ruas to the European Commission (EC) on the disposition of

President Dilma Rousseff stressed the importance of the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union and declared that the South American block is ready. Her statement was made during a speech at Business Forum of Americas, which is part of the program of the Summit of the Americas, held in Panama City on

EU confirms Brazil as a strategic economic partner The European Commission confirms Brazil as strategic economic partner in the new Trade and Investment Barriers Report 2015 about international trade, as well as Argentina, China, Russia, Japan, USA and India. The document highlights that, exactly because of this strategic condition, it is necessary to solve the

The industrial production of developing countries continued to slow down at the beginning of 2015 in line with the deceleration trend of 2014. Developed countries had stronger activity in the first quarter than a year ago, according to the newspaper Valor Econômico, 06/04/2015. Capital Economics Purchasing Managers Index (an economic indicator derived from monthly surveys

Congresswoman Jô Moraes, president of the Foreign Affairs and National Security Commission, and Congressman Eduardo Barbosa, president of the Brazil-EU Parliamentarian Group, signed the membership form at a meeting with representatives of EUBrasil in Brasilia. ​During the occasion, Barbosa handed over a document reaffirming EUBrasil’s participation at the Parliamentarian Group’s Advisory Board for another legislative

The newspaper says in an editorial published on Sunday that while China, Russia and Índia are pursuing muscular foreign policies, under president Dilma Rousseff’s watch, Brazil’s voice in the international arena barely registers above a whisper. Although Ms Rousseff has many domestics problems to deal with, says the NYT, she should spend more energy on

In a new initiative to support Science, Technology and Innovation projects between the European Union and Brazil, B.BICE+ project launched two calls for travel grants. The two categories are for trips to international events and exchange between representatives of Brazilian and European institutions. B.BICE+ will fund EU-Brazil travels to international events when researchers have the

EUBrasil Association emphasized during the XXII Forum Brazil-Europe organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation that Brazil and the European Union need to work together to increase trade and investment opportunities in both regions. The event was held on 17/03 at the Brazilian Congress, in Brasilia, with the participation of 25 European and Brazilian speakers and

Brazil and the European Union – Partners in World Politics is the main theme of the XXII Forum Brazil-Europe organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in cooperation with the Brazilian Parliamentary Group for EU-Brazil Relations, the Delegation of the European Union to Brazil, the University of Brasília, and with support of EUBrasil and InfoRel. The

CONNECT, an entrepreneurship programme coordinated by EBN, is offering a business exchange scheme in Brazil. Selected entrepreneurs will be hosted by a Brazilian business, with the opportunity to work alongside top business incubators, and connecting with other startups and potential partners. The programme is partly financed by the European Commission. Deadline for submitting applications: 22

The event is organised by Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in partnership with the Brazilian Parliamentary Group for EU-Brazil Relations, the Delegation of the European Union to Brazil, the University of Brasilia and with the support of EUBrasil and InfoRel. The theme of the event, titled “XXII Forum Brazil-Europe” to be held on March 17 at Brazil’s

Executive has extensive experience with corporate governance, imports and exports and management of close corporations and publicly traded companies. David Barioni Neto took office as the new president of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) during a ceremony held Tuesday (24/02) at the agency’s headquarters in Brasilia. The ceremony was attended by Brazil’s

Portuguese Member of European Parliament (MEP) Fernando Ruas, as a member of the International Trade Committee (INTA) at the European Parliament, has written to ask “formally” to the European Commission what is the institution’s position on the recent statements by Brazil’s Minister of Development, Industry and Trade, Armando Monteiro Neto, that the country wants to

Germany wants to speed negotiations for a free trade agreement between the two blocs, according to the German Foreign minister Walter Steinmeier. “The administration of Chancellor Merkel is very much interested in speeding the EU/Mercosur trade agreement and we hope in can be achieved in the near future. We are doing our utmost to that

The third issue of B.BICE+ newsletter focuses on Marine Science cooperation between Europe and Brazil. EUBrasil contributes to the discussion with an article on how the AtlantOS Project will improve research on the South Atlantic Ocean. EUBrasil’s article, with the collaboration of the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, highlights that the approval of the

Citrosuco, the largest orange juice producer in the world, joins EUBrasil Association as a business member. Citrosuco will take active part in the Association’s activities and have a representative on EUBrasil’s Board of Directors. Tim Kaden, Citrosuco’s Sales director, believes that EUBrasil has been doing a consistent work putting major companies together to discuss relevant

President Dilma Rousseff has proposed that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) should expand its functions and seek increasing the trade relations between its member countries. According to Brazil’s president, during the EU-CELAC Summit, in June, the two blocs will discuss investment and trade opportunities. In a speech at the CELAC Summit

Armando Monteiro Neto, Brazil’s minister of Development, Industry and Trade (MDIC in Portuguese) said that the Brazilian government’s position is to move forward with the trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU. “We managed to evolve in the Mercosur with the affinity between the member countries and we are ready to advance with the presentation

Brazil is in for a period of austerity and supply side reform, including the potentially controversial overhaul of social welfare programmes, such as unemployment benefits, said Joaquim Levy, Brazil’s finance minister, during an interview to the Financial Times. According to the newspaper, Levy said that the Brazilian government, in order to get its finances into

Armando Monteiro Neto, Brazil’s new minister of Development, Industry and Trade (MDIC in portuguese), aims to announce soon a strengthening plan of a Brazilian exporters board, composed of the main business groups in the country. Minister Armando Monteiro Neto intends to strengthen the participation of the National Exports Council (Conex in portuguese), where Brazil’s main

The European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will hold on 10 and 11 June, in Brussels, the second biennial summit between the two blocs. On the 9th and 10th of January, the China-CELAC Forum was held for the first time in Beijing. In an analysis written for his

EUBrasil Association participates in a programme produced by Euranet Plus on the role of the trade relations between European Union and Latin America in the economic and political progress. EUBrasil reaffirms on the programme “The Malmström legacy: Human rights or corporate colonialism?”, by the Euranet Plus network, the need for the European Union and Latin

The Financial Times publishes today an article where analysts say that Brazil’s telecoms industry needs to consolidate. They affirm that consolidation will bring great synergies and help improve the quality of services. However, says the article, before any changes related to the four main operators in the country, the Congress needs to change the General

President Dilma Rousseff starts her second term with 20 new appointed officials in her cabinet. Out of the 19 that remained, four have changed office. There are important differences in the political distribution of posts from 2011, when the Brazilian president was elected for her first term. In that year, her party, PT, had 17

The new Brazil’s minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Armando Monteiro Neto, says that the trade partnership between the country and the European Union should be one of the foreign trade policy priorities in 2015. During president Dilma Rousseff’s first term, Brazil sought closer ties with countries in development in Latin America, Africa and

From January 1, Berzoini will replace Paul Bernardo in the Ministry of Communications, as announced on Monday (29) by Brazil’s Presidential Palace. Born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Ricardo Berzoini is a Member of the National Directory of the PT (Workers Party) and was part of the Political Council of president Dilma Rousseff’s re-election

The Chamber of Commerce of Brazil in France invites to the conference “Development of French Intermediate-sized Enterprises (ETIs) in Brazil: Challenges of post-merger integration of M&As”, on 12 January, at the Embassy of Brazil in Paris. More information on the website www.ccbf.fr

EUBrasil held last Tuesday (9/12) the networking event Friends of EUBrazil, in partnership with the Brazilian Mission to the European Union, in Brussels. During the occasion, the association released the study “Enhancing economic and financial ties between Brazil and the European Union”, with the results of a survey conducted among the top European and Brazilian

During an event organised by EUBrasil on Tuesday (9/12), Ambassador Vera Machado, Head of the Brazilian Mission to the European Union, said that she believes that the re-elected president’s new economic team will seriously start addressing the Free Trade Agreement with the EU as soon as January. “Brazil will assume the rotating presidency of Mercosur

In a survey conducted by the EUBrasil Association, international companies involved with Brazil and the European Union indicated that a free trade agreement should be the priority for the new European Commission. They point out that the elimination of tariffs is still important but no longer a priority and that regulations are the main barrier

AT&T’s membership strengthens the Association’s commitment to promote collaboration and commerce among Brazil and the European Union AT&T, one of the world’s largest communications companies, has joined the EUBrasil Association as a business member. The company will take part in the Association’s events and activities, and have a representative to EUBrasil’s Board of Directors. AT&T

EUBrasil will hold next Tuesday, 9 December, the networking event Friends of EUBrazil, in partnership with the Brazilian Mission to the European Union, in Brussels. During the occasion, the association will release the study “Enhancing economic and financial ties between Brazil and the European Union”, with the results of a survey conducted among the top

“We can encourage growth and social inclusion on both sides of the Atlantic and EUBrasil can help us” Matthijs van Miltenburg MEP is the newest member of the EUBrasil association, which has now 29 MEPs. He signed his membership on Wednesday (19/11) during a visit to EUBrasil’s offices, in Brussels. The MEP spent a couple

Brazil and EU representatives will resume discussions on intellectual property with another stage of bilateral dialogue, which will be held in Brussels on the second half next year. Intellectual property has been one of the main areas of cooperation under the EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership initiated in 2007. EU and Brazil have been holding annual meetings

The European Commission and Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) are holding a training workshop on animal welfare at slaughter from today (18/11) to 21 November, in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The workshop is part of a series of regional seminars on health and animal welfare happening in South America between 2013 and

EUBrasil welcomes two new MEPs as members of the association: Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández and Fernando Ruas. Portuguese Fernando Ruas is member of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), vice-president of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. He is also a member of the Committee on Regional Development. “As a honorary

EUBrasil welcomes Portuguese José Inácio Faria MEP. Member of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Faria is also a member of the Delegation for Relations with the countries of Central America and the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly. He signed EUBrasil membership on 13/11, when he also gave

The cooperation efforts between Brazil and the European Union should focus on industrial projects to address the necessity of new services, such as cloud computing, 3D printers and smart cities. This was the main conclusion of the working dinner offered by the EUBrasil Association, in the context of the VII Dialogue Brazil-EU on Information Society.

EUBrasil Association promotes action to strengthen dialogue on Information Technologies and Communications on Monday, 10 November, in Brussels. The Association will present the study “Brazil and EU digital economies: recent developments”, commissioned to Cullen International, during a dinner offered to the Brazilian and European delegations. A number of Members of the European Parliament are confirmed,

MEP since 1994, the Italian Antonio Tajani is a member of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) at the European Parliament (EP). First vice-president of the EP, Mr Tajani signed the term of membership of the Association EUBrasil at the end of October. He is currently a member of the Delegation for

EUBrasil has commissioned a study by Cullen International into the sector’s role in Brazil and European Union’s economies. It will be presented at a dinner hosted by the association to the delegations of VII Dialogue Brazil-EU on Information Society, in the presence of representatives of private sector and MEPs, such as Carlos Zorrinho, vice-president of

The BRICSs role in global politics, socio-economic rights and inequalities; the economic dimension; sustainable development and energy are some of the themes of 16 papers prepared by BRICS Parma. These 16 papers will be discussed during an interdisciplinary conference, on 6 and 7 November, at the University of Parma. Additional information and all papers are

Number of MEPs who are EUBrasil members increased to 24, from 16 at the end of August. The most recent memberships were signed by Francisco Assis, president of Delegation for Relations with Mercosur, Carlos Zorrinho, vice-president of Delegation for Relations with Brazil, both from Portugal, and by Lambert Van Nistelrooij, from Netherlands, showing that the

The ballot boxes have spoken. Dilma won. Narrowly but won. The democratic rule will be respected because Brazil proved to be a great democracy, despite an election campaign marked by insults. The problem in any democracy is that the minority must submit to the majority. However, when the result is so narrow the majority starts

EUBrasil Association is confident that the team of the re-elected president has enough experience to make the robust changes in economic and monetary policies needed in order to ensure greater credibility for both domestic and foreign investors. The association hopes for more Brazil in Europe and more Europe in Brazil. The president of EUBrasil, Luigi

It was Dilma Rousseff who won in a tough victory (51,64% against 48,36%), but nothing compared to the complicated governance that lies ahead and the little leeway to change the status quo, writes Professor Andrés Malamud, PhD by University of Lisbon and member of the EUBrasil Association. Dilma Rousseff managed to have herself re-elected and

The document is the result of a survey conducted by the Association with the top 100 European and Brazilian companies with businesses between Brazil and EU Since the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker to the European Commission’s presidency, EUBrasil Association has initiated a survey among the largest European and Brazilian companies with investments and trade between

Author: Mauricio Savarese, Russia Today Neither Rousseff nor Neves want to give away much of what they intend to do if victorious. But the president’s closest allies have given hints. Rousseff’s foreign advisor Marco Aurélio Garcia says“South America is a big asset” and insists Mercosur – the region’s free trade zone – must be strong

The opportunities of re-launching Europe’s digital sector are huge. The industry can play its part with fruitful and positive collaboration. But much can and should be done by promoting a new, modern wave of digital policies, writes Luigi Gambardella. Luigi Gambardella is Chairman of the European Telecommunications Network Operators (ETNO). The new European Commission President,

The choice between Aécio and Dilma is also a decision about what role the country should play in the world By Cristina Soreanu Pecequilo, Professor of International Relations at Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) and member of Grupo de Reflexão sobre Relações Internacionais (GR-RI) One of the most famous statements on foreign policy during

Deep reforms and opening Mercosur to the world will be proposed by Aécio Neves to the other full members of the bloc, if he is elected Brazil’s president on 26 October, says Rubens Barbosa, a trade expert, former ambassador in the US and currently coordinator of PSDB’s government program. “Neves will not accept other members

Journalist Richard Lapper, director of Financial Times’ Latam Confidential, has presented an analysis of the presidential elections in Brazil during an event offered by EUBrasil Association at the European Parliament in Brussels. “A very unclear outcome at this point of the presidential elections in Brazil. Very competitive. A quite important election for all sorts of

Association EUBrasil offered a cocktail to MEPs, diplomats and CEOs last night (13/10) at the European Parliament, in Brussels, to celebrate the newly created Delegation for Relations with Brazil and welcome the new president of the Delegation for Relations with Mercosur, MEP Francisco Assis. During the event, new members joined EUBrasil: MEP Francisco Assis, MEP

By Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Policy Analyst on Latin America at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at Cato Institute, Washington, DC. The future of Brazil and Uruguay in Mercosur has become one of the major campaign issues in the presidential elections after opposition candidates expressed their intentions of pursuing bilateral trade agreements with other

By Kenneth Maxwell The markets have already decided on the second round of the presidential elections in Brazil. Bovespa goes up when Dilma is down and is down and Dilma is up in the polls. For some time the markets are complaining about the incumbent’s “interventionist” policies. Also, Dilma’s Brazil has an unsettled relationship with

EUBrasil association will hold an event at the European Parliament (EP), on 13 October, in Brussels, to welcome new presidents of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur and the newly created Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil. They will be elected on the same day. The event will be co-hosted by EUBrasil

More than 150 representatives from the public sector, industry, academia and civil society actively participated in the EU-Brazil Technology and Innovation Forum & Tour of Brazil. The event, – organized by the B.BICE+ project funded by the EU 7th Framework Programme – aimed at promoting EU & Brazil cooperation on ST&I and took place at

Dilma Rousseff and Aécio Neves disagree on the main problems of Brazil’s economy. President Dilma Rousseff, running for a second term, believes that the main problem is that the economic fragility of the rich countries undermined the growth of Brazil, taking it into recession. She has said that the government doesn’t need to promote a

Brazil’s unpredictable election took another twist Sunday, with populist President Dilma Rousseff forced into a runoff race as expected, but against a center-right challenger who only surged in the final week of the campaign. To read the full article click here

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Brando Benifei and Jörg Leichtfried signed in September the term of membership of the Association EUBrasil. Both Italian Benifei and Austrian Leichtfried belong to the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, and pledged to actively participate in the association activities within their

Conference to discuss protection of critical energy infrastructure The president of EUBrasil, Luigi Gambardella, and chairman of ETNO, will take part in the international conference on Cyberspace, energy & development: protection of critical energy infrastructure. The one-day international event will be held October 10, in Geneva, Switzerland; being co-organized by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and

Mercosur: The commissioner Cecilia Malmström did not mention spontaneously Latin America: only after being questioned by the Spanish Rodrigues –Piñero Fernandez. Malmström says: It would be fantastic, but Latin America is a protected market. TTIP: Malmström commented that member states have the tendency to treat all trade agreements as “mixed agreements” and expects that the

The 27 future European Commissioners had only few days to prepare themselves for auditions in the European Parliament, which they will have to submit, starting on Monday, 29/09. The exercise is a real rite of passage for future European “ministers”. If they fail, simply they will be sent back to their country of origin. On

Brazil is, famously, one of the world’s most unequal countries and the income of the richest 10% of the population is 38 times that of the poorest tenth, according to The Economist on September 21st. The ratio in Poland, which has similar income per person, is just eight to one. Despite this worrying statistic, according

The ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Uruguay, Juan Fernandez Trigo, told the newspaper El País, on 17/09, that once the EU and Mercosur exchange their offers to open markets, the negotiations will be fast and the Free Trade Agreement will be completed in 2015. The ambassador hosted the event “European vehicles dress Uruguayan

MEP Viviane Reding, former Vice-President of the European Commission (EC) responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship of the European Union between 2010 and 2014, is the newest member of the group of parliamentarians who are part of the Association. With the addition of Ms Reding, EUBrasil now has 16 members of the European Parliament.

Back to work after the summer recess, the European Parliament has plenty in its in-tray: climate change, foreign policy, illegal immigration, refugees, the EU’s 2015 budget, scrutinising the new European Commission to be led by Jean-Claude Juncker… Although Juncker is in place as president-elect of the Commission and Federica Mogherini was proposed as the EU’s

Two important developments in Brazil’s presidential campaign are the current focus of discussions. A new poll by the Datafolha institute shows a draw between Marina Silva (PSB) and Dilma Roussef (PT), both with 34% of Brazilian voters’ preferences. On the same day, the Marina campaign released its government program, which could be described as a

The European Union has a new set of rules to manage disputes under investment agreements with its trading partners. This is a building block towards a common EU investment policy, as the new rules create the internal framework for managing future investor-state disputes. Under the Treaty of Lisbon, investment became part of the EU Common

EUBrasil publishes an article about the environment of startups within the European Union in the B.BICE+ newsletter, an international consortium funded by the European Commission that intends to enhance cooperation in the areas of Science, Technology and Innovation between Europe and Brazil. The article “Overview of the EU startup environment” draws attention to the importance

Opinion article published in the Wall Street Journal, written by the president of EUBrasil, who is also chairman of ETNO. By LUIGI GAMBARDELLA A new wave of EU digital policies is about to rise. Jean-Claude Juncker, the president-elect of the European Commission, has put the digital single-market at the top of his list of policy

Mr. Bernard Quintin, General Consul of Belgium in Rio de Janeiro, will be in Belgium next week. On this occasion, BRASCAM (Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Belgium-Luxembourg) will receive Mr. Quintin for lunch on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 from 12h to 14h30. This lunch is open to members and non-members, subject to registration. Date: August 19, 2014,

The B.BICE+ consortium, partner of EUBrasil, announces that the Call for expression of interest, aimed at identifying Brazilian research and innovation actors that will participate in the B.BICE+ EU-Brazil Technology and Innovation Forum, is now open. The B2B meetings with European agents of innovation will take place in Belém (Brazil) on 23 September, during the EU-Brazil Technology and

Members of the European Parliament Ana Gomes e Jan Huitema have become this month (July) members of EUBrasil. They are the first MEPs of the eighth term of the European Parliament – May election result – to join the group of parliamentarians associated to EUBrasil. The Association had 34 MEPs, 13 of whom were re-elected

Brazilian newspaper Teletime reports that Brazil’s antitrust regulator the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (or Cade), has approved ‘without restrictions’ US telecoms operator AT&T’s USD48.5 billion takeover of Latin American pay-TV operator DirecTV, which has 18.1 million subscribers across the region. In order to gain regulatory approval for the deal, AT&T needed to relinquish its

BRASILIA (Xinhua) – The president of the European Commission (EC), Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, last Friday (18) called for concluding negotiations and finalizing a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market ( Mercosur). In an address at Brazil’s University of Brasilia, where he was presented with an honorary doctorate,

The names of MEPs to sit in Parliament’s interparliamentary delegations, which maintain relations and exchange information with parliaments in non-EU countries, were approved in a plenary vote on Thursday. For the new legislative term, Parliament will have 44 interparliamentary delegations, including a new one for relations with Brazil, as well as the one to Mercosur.

With 422 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Jean-Claude Juncker in a secret ballot on 15 July as President of the new European Commission to take office on 1 November 2014 for a five year term. The minimum number of votes required was 376. For the first time in the history of the EU,

The EUBrasil Association reached an agreement in July with B.BICE+, the international cooperation project of the European Commission that aims to support dialogues in science, technology and innovation between Brazil and the European Union. The two institutions believe they can work together in cooperative action to build a better Brazil-EU relationship. The partnership with B.BICE+

After the election of a President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week, parliamentary committees convened on Monday in Brussels to elect chairpersons and their deputies for next two and a half years. Legislative work of the European Parliament is done in 20 standing committees and two sub-committees. Each committee elects

The Chamber of Commerce of Brazil in France invites for the Lunch debate with Luciano Coutinho, president of BNDES Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 1 PM Hotel George V 31 Avenue George V – 75008 Paris BNDES is the main public funding organization for investment in Brazil, both for public programs and for projects led

The EU requested the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva to rule over a dispute concerning the Russian ban on imports of pigs and their genetic material, fresh pork and certain other pig products from the EU, purportedly because of a limited number of cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in certain areas of Lithuania

EUBrasil Association, the largest EU-Brazil networking platform in Europe, warmly congratulates Jean-Claude Juncker for his nomination as the next European Commission’s president. Jean-Claude Juncker, former Luxembourg Prime Minister, has been nominated by the European Council in a meeting in Brussels this Friday (June 27). EUBrasil is confident that this new phase in European leadership will

The Brazilian government is no more waiting to close within this year a free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU). According to the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo, the resistance of the Europeans, the change of command in the European bloc and the Brazilian presidential elections in October would have slowed

The port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, will be the partner of what could become the largest private port in Brazil, according to a report published by the Brazilian newspaper “Valor Econômico”. The Central Port of President Kennedy will be built on the south coast of the Espírito Santo state and will receive investments of

The European Commission has launched the first call for proposals under the LIFE funding programme for projects dedicated to environment. The LIFE sub-programme for environment will provide €238.86 million in 2014 to develop and implement innovative ways to respond to environmental challenges across Europe, focusing on the conservation of nature and biodiversity, resource efficiency and

Brazilian businessmen are promising to invest more in economic powers such as Germany, the UK and Japan, and emerging countries as China and Mexico, despite the pessimism. According to Valor Economico, a Brazilian daily, a survey by Grant Thornton showed that 20% of Brazilian executives expect deteriorating in the local economy over the next 12

Brazil was the second largest investor in the European Union in 2013, behind only the United States. According to a report released by the Statistics Office of the European Union (Eurostat), the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from the EU28 (28 countries from the European Union) to the rest of the world reached € 341 billion

Martin Schulz has been elected last June 18th as group leader of the Socialists and Democrats and steps down as European Parliament President. Under the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure (rule 18), first vice-president Gianni Pittella takes over as acting president of the European Parliament until a new president has been elected. The election of

Viviane Reding’s statement was made at EUBrasil’s networking event in Brussels where the head of the Mercosur division’s European External Action Service (EEAS), Adrianus Koetsenruijter, said Mercosur and the European bloc should “exchange engagement rings” now. The vice president of the European Commission (EC) and Commissioner responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Viviane Reding,

Direct Foreign Investment (FDI) in Europe from the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) reached a record high in 2013. China led among the BRIC countries with the number of investments, with 153 FDI projects and 7,135 jobs being created. Then follow India (103 projects), Russia (44 projects) and Brazil (13 projects). The statistics come

Andrés Malamud, University of Lisbon A Parliament made up of 20 members? Such is the Andean Community’s. Each of the four member states sends five MPs to the Parliament’s venue in Bogotá, Colombia. Apart from lacking demographic proportionality, the body falls short of any meaningful competences – whether legislative, economic or political. Compare

Pedro da Motta Veiga (CINDES) Sandra Polónia Rios (CINDES) In Dilma Rousseff’s Brazil, the trade policy has been almost exclusively shaped by defensive concerns and the negotiated policy dimension has remained in “hibernation mode” in recent years. In this scenario, it is surprising that the negotiations between Mercosur and the European

The white smoke rising from the European Parliament’s chimney signalized the dynamics of the anti-EU and anti-elite forces. The election process confirmed the predictions of a large abstention rate almost everywhere. The 57% of EU citizens who didn’t vote represent, in a certain way, the “lack of ideas party”. The analysis from Franco Perroni,

The free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) is an immediate priority of Brazilian foreign policy and must be closed within early 2015, claims the Brazilian trade association for the industries (Fiesp) on the document “Proposals for Industry External Integration”, released this June. The goal of the paper is to present a

Argentina would be trying to prevent Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay to negotiate individually a schedule for opening markets with the European Union (EU), within the framework of the free trade agreement with Mercosur. Technicians of the two blocs gathered last March in Brussels did not reach an agreement because of the lack of ambition of

Dear members, Dear friends, We have the pleasure to invite you to a meeting with Mr Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs – Belgium. After the Belgian elections and a few months before the Presidential elections in Brazil, Mr Reynders will lighten us about the state of bilateral relations between Belgium and Brazil. He will

After the stalemate at the December Council where a blocking minority of Member States prevented the adoption of a Council common position on ILUC, Member States’ Permanent Representatives finally agreed on a compromise text proposed by the Greek Presidency after two Ad Hoc Working Party meetings took place in April and May. The compromise text

The EUBrasil Association is to hold its first networking event on June 11th in Bruxelles. “Friends of EUBrasil” will bring together some of the key stakeholders involved in the relationship between Brazil and the European Union (EU). Representatives of the European Institutions, diplomats, business leaders and academics will be present at the event supported by

Márcia Bizzotto From Brussels to BBC Brasil The European Parliament (EP) elections, held from 22 to 25 May in 28 countries of the European Union (EU), may mark a historic rise of Nationalist and Eurosceptic parties. According to polls, they could reach nearly 30% of the 751 seats in the Parliament. Analysts interviewed by BBC

The European Parliament elections start on Thursday (22 May), with the first votes coming from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Until next Sunday (25 May), voters of all 28 Member States of the European Union will elect 751 new europarliamentarians for the legislature 2014-2019. For the first time, the European Parliament will also have

By Tim Maler, AgraEurope Negotiations between the EU and Mercosur group of Latin American countries on a free trade agreement continue with both sides reportedly optimistic that a deal can be reached in the near future. As Europe takes a pause this week to vote on the composition of the new European Parliament and elect

The European Union is holding elections this week-end, which will define the new composition of the European Parliament, as well as the new President of the European Commission. Meanwhile, Brazilian diplomacy is working to complete a proposal for a free trade agreement between EU and Mercosur before June, as reported by the Brazilian website Terra

Assicurazioni Generali SpA said Wednesday, May 14, that it has entered into exclusive talks to sell its Swiss private bank BSI to Banco BTG Pactual. “It’s a strategic investment. If we can come to a conclusion of such an agreement, the BSI will be part of the core business of the BTG “, said the

Paris – Via Sat Brasil announced on May 15 that it has concluded a multi-year contract with Eutelsat do Brasil, the Brazilian affiliate of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) for the entire High Throughput payload on the EUTELSAT 3B satellite that is scheduled for launch on May 26. Working closely with Via Sat Brasil,

The EU Commission President TV debate, held on the evening of 15 May and broadcast by Eurovision, had austerity as its central theme, according to news agency Euronews. The five candidates exposed the potential solutions for Europe to recover from the economic crisis and discussed about the negotiations for a free trade agreement with the

The European Commission (EC) adopted last May 12th regulation fixing maximum limits for residues of cadmium in chocolates, cocoa-based products and food for infants and young children. The measure follows the scientific notification of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommending to the member countries the reduction of this heavy metal in foods. The European

Some sectors of the Brazilian industry and government would be skeptical about the conclusion of a free trade agreement between Mercosur and European Union in 2014. The Brazilian financial daily Valor Econômico says that one of the obstacles would be the real capacity of the EU to reach a good offer in the agricultural area,

Copa-Cogeca, the European confederation of farmers and agricultural cooperatives, is asking the European Union (EU) to not resume negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement with Mercorsur, unless certain requirements are met by Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. This new mobilisation by the European farmers happens in the midst of signs that negotiations, after years of

EUBrasil is one of the partnership of The Brazil Business Summit, organised by The Economist in Paris – 13 May 2014. Since 2010 the Brazilian economy has slowed to about 2% growth per year. Inflation has risen, infrastructure projects have been delayed and in June 2013 mass protests broke out against poor services and corruption.

Mercosur will be ready to exchange tariff-reduction proposals with the European Union until the end of May. The information was given by the Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Mauro Borges, last Thursday (May 8th). According to the minister, a meeting will happen on the 12th and 13th of May in Caracas (Venezuela),

It is possible that the four Mercosur countries can reach a common offer to the European Union (EU) until June and therefore both blocks could exchange offers by the beginning of next month. This would lend continuity to negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Mercosur, says EUBrasil Association president, Luigi Gambardella.

The meeting on April 29th between Mercosur partners ended without agreement on the offer for the free trade agreement with the European Union. According to the Brazilian economic daily Valor Econômico, negotiators reported that Argentina has not yet adopted an attitude of openness of the local market compatible with the other partners. It was agreed

A World Bank report published on April 30th points Brazil as the world’s seventh largest economy. The study uses the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) criteria, which is considered the best method for economic power comparison, since it adequately reflects the cost of living. The data released by International Comparison Program (ICP) refer to the year

The European Commission has approved 20 programmes to promote agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries. The total budget of the programmes, the grand majority of which will run for a period of three years, is € 46,5 million of which the EU contributes € 23,3 million. The selected programmes cover a

The European Union Ambassador in the US, João Vale de Almeida, said to the West Virginia Gazette that the ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and Europe are unlike other trade agreements. He is traveling across the country meeting with local government officials, college professors and business communities to discuss the negotiations regarding the

Eutelsat do Brasil, the Brazilian affiliate of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announced on April 24th that they have concluded a 15-year contract with Hughes Network Systems do Brasil (Hughes), an EchoStar company, for the entire Ka-band capacity connected to the Brazilian service area on the EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite. Slated to be

EUBrasil and a delegation from ETNO, Europe’s leading trade association have attended the largest telecom operators, are participating in NetMundial, the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance. This event, organised by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee and /1Net, officially took place in 23 and 24 April and brought together approximately 800 participants

Brazilian financial daily Valor Econômico reports on estimates prepared by EUBrasil about gains that could be brought by a free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union. A free trade agreement between EU and Mercosur could increase trade between the two blocs by 9 billion euros a year, says the headline. It says that

The president of EUBrasil, Luigi Gambardella, is to visit Brazil in the week of April 21 to have a number of meetings and take part in events scheduled with representatives of Brazilian institutions, industry and academy to discuss recent developments in the trade negotiations between the European Union and Mercosur. According to Gambardella, the private

Brazilian financial daily Valor Econômico reports that Mercosur has finalised its list of commercial offers for the European Union (EU), including the complete elimination of import tariffs for 87% of all products bought from the European bloc. According to the Brazilian minister for Development, Industry and Foreign Commerce, Mauro Borges, the offer could increase and

Numbers published by the Latin Business Chronicle show that Latin America ran a deficit in its commercial transactions with Europe in 2013. Austerity measures in the continent have led to a contraction in demand, while Latin America has continued to buy European goods such as heavy machinery, chemical products and other manufactured goods. More European

The European Union (EU) launched a case against Russia at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Tuesday, contesting the Russian ban on the imports of fresh pork meat and pig products from the bloc. Russia closed its borders to the products in January, after its phytosanitary authorities found traces of African swine fever in samples

The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, and the Brazilian Minister of Finance, Guido Mantega, launched on Tuesday, in São Paulo, an “economic and financial dialogue” between their two countries. The dialogue will be a permanent agenda of discussions between the two countries with the aim of strengthening trade opportunities between the Brazil and

Brazilian financial daily Valor Econômico reports that Brazil’s exit from the European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) should raise the import tax on products currently making up US$5 billion of Brazil’s total exports. This amount, a figure estimated by the São Paulo State Federation of Industries (Fiesp), is close to 12% of all the

The Buenos Aires Herald runs a story today with the opinion of many specialists regarding the possible signing of a free trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) after 15 years of negotiations. The experts heard by the paper come from a wide spectrum of Argentine academia and offer interesting opinions on the

The Buenos Aires Herald runs a story today with the opinion of many specialists regarding the possible signing of a free trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) after 15 years of negotiations. The experts heard by the paper come from a wide spectrum of Argentine academia and offer interesting opinions on the

The European Commission (EC) announced yesterday the launch of the first satellite dedicated to the European Union’s Earth Observation Programme. The programme, called Copernicus, plans to ensure the observation and monitoring of the atmosphere, oceans and continental surfaces, in addition to providing information that can be used in environmental and security decisions. “The data provided

Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich praised an agreement reached over the weekend during talks with Brazil on Monday, saying that the discussions should reinforce bilateral trade between the two neighbours. He also praised the advancement in discussions towards a “common agenda” that should lead to the final agreement on a trade deal between Mercosur and the

A study commissioned by CNA shows that soya, corn, cotton, dairy and sugar are among the products most affected. Brazil’s positive performance in the foreign trade of agricultural products over the past few years is being more threatened by the new US Farm Bill than by recent changes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of

Brazilian financial daily Valor Econômico reports that Argentina has finalised a list of commercial offers with cuts across 90% of its products, part of an exchange between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) that should pave the way for the reopening of negotiations towards a Free Trade Agreement between the two trading blocs. The Argentinian

Brazilian influential financial daily Valor Economico reports that EU and Mercosur are meeting today in Brussels to compare their offers for a free trade agreement. According to the newspaper, they will not exchange precise figures for liberalisation, but only a general indication of what is being prepared by each partner. Negotiations involve removing or reducing barriers for

EUBrasil Association board members will meet in Brussels on Friday, March 21, in order to set out a plan of action for 2014. The Board will evaluate a new project on the adhesion of new members and the entity’s communications strategy. The 2014 plan’s goal will be to dynamise the Association in order to consolidate

Source: MercoPress “Tajani told [Cristina] that the EU wishes to open a direct dialogue with Argentina and impressed on her the importance of the country for European investments as well as the importance of historical links” Timerman explained following the meeting between the pair, which was held in the Chilean capital of Santiago. Timerman also

President Dilma Rousseff’s participation in the VIIth Brazil/EU summit this last Monday in Brussels represented Brazil’s commitment to boost the trade negotiations between Mercosur and the EUropean Union. The president declared several times during her stay in the European capital that “never was this possibility so close, as much on their side, as on the

Joint Press Release EuroChambers, Business Europe and CNI Confederação Brasileira da Industria Brussels, 24th February2014 – Following the political Brazil-European Union Summit in Brussels, representatives of European institutions, Brazilian authorities and business leaders gathered to commit to a Plan of Action on Investment and Competitiveness. Resulting from one year of bilateral work between EUROCHAMBRES, BUSINESSEUROPE,

Source: European Commission – MEMO/14/122 20/02/2014 A strategic partnership The EU-Brazil strategic partnership was established in 2007, in recognition of both sides’ political and economic importance. Regular high level visits, cooperation in a wide range of areas and consultations in the margins of major multilateral events make for dynamic and strong relations. An EU-Brazil

EU – Brazil Summit EU28 exports to Brazil increased steadily between 2003 and 2008, before falling in line with the general effects of the financial crisis on EU trade in 2009, and then recovered very strongly to reach new record levels in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Imports also increased steadily until 2008 and then fell

Since the establishment of their Strategic Partnership in July 2007 the EU and Brazil have enjoyed a growingly stronger relationship. We have intensified cooperation via high-level political exchanges on issues of common interest concerning our economies, global challenges and on foreign policy positions in the world. In this context, the 7th EU-Brazil Summit will be held

Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces it has joined EUBRASIL, a non-profit-making association promoting dialogue between Brazil and the European Union. EUBRASIL seeks to enhanc bilateral dialogue between Brazil and European Union member countries through a forum assembling interested stakeholders to create a strong network of associations, professionals and experts, and by promoting bilateral

Officials from the EU and Brazil will meet on 30 and 31 January 2014 in Brazil to resume talks on an ambitious air transport agreement that would open up the EU–Brazil air transport market. The two sides will seek to finalise the agreement in time for the next EU–Brazil summit, to be held on 27

The Brazilian government is determined to advance with negotiations for a trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union even if it means leaving Argentina for a second phase of the process, according to sources from Itamaraty, the country’s foreign ministry, reported in the Rio do Janeiro media. “There is great expectation as to what

Mercosur and the European Union continue to work on their tariff reduction proposals list but have no scheduled date for negotiators to meet and advance on a long delayed trade agreement according to Uruguayan diplomatic sources. However what is certain is that when the date is agreed it will be clear if Mercosur consensus proposal

Uruguayan foreign minister Luis Almagro said it should not come as a surprise if the negotiations for a trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union does not include all four original full members and leaves one out, although the objective is for all members to be part of the accord. “During the coming Mercosur

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica said that Mercosur is “seriously impaired” but it also has its strong points, and the fact Paraguay resumes full membership is very positive. Mujica was interviewed by a government financed newspaper, La República and again referred to the postponed Mercosur summit and the deteriorated relations with Argentina. “We are seriously impaired

Paraguay’s Foreign minister Eladio Loizaga said that at the latest in early February Mercosur and the European Union would be exchanging their tariff reduction proposals for the much delayed free trade agreement. The deadline originally was December but it was delayed on request from Brussels. “If it’s not at the end of January it will

When Mercosur finally holds its much delayed summit in Venezuela at the end of the month following two postponements (12 December and 17 January), besides its normal agenda of agreements and disagreements, it will have to address a new challenge, this time from the European Union which has redefined its development support policy, leaving all

The EU requested consultations with the Government of Brazil under the dispute settlement provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on tax measures that discriminate against imported goods and provide prohibited support to Brazilian exporters. In recent years, Brazil has increased its use of the tax system in ways which are incompatible with its WTO

Brazil trusts Mercosur and the European Union can exchange the proposed tariff lists for a free trade agreement keeping to the original schedule, before the end of the year, according to the country’s foreign ministry. “We are in the final stages of the Mercosur common proposal, all country-members are committed and we trust that the

Launch of the book “Enhancing the Brazil-EU Strategic Partnership: From the Bilateral and Regional to the Global”, from the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), with the participation of EuBrasil. The authors are Michael Emerson and Renato Flores with contributions from other authors including some academic members of EUBrasil. More information at the CEPS website.

Mercosur will be holding a special meeting of foreign ministers next 15 November in Caracas to consolidate “Mercosur presentation before the European Union”, according to a release from the Argentine Foreign ministry. Foreign ministers from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia and Venezuela held a meeting in Caracas this week, which also included President Nicolas Maduro, and

The Paraguayan foreign affairs ministry will represent Mercosur next December when the exchange of proposals with the European Union for a long pending free trade agreement, announced Uruguayan president Jose Mujica on Friday following private talks with his visiting peer from Paraguay, Horacio Cartes. “Foreign ministers have agreed that Paraguay will chair Mercosur negotiations with

The conclusion of a trade and cooperation agreement between the European Union and Mercosur ‘only depends on the bloc’ said the European Commission Vice-President for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani. “Mercosur has its problems; we have been discussing the cooperation and trade agreement for over a decade, almost fifteen years and the issue is clearly

Mercosur has many internal problems and therefore it is much easier to work with Brazil, said European Commission Vice-President for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani who spent this week two days of negotiations with top officials in Brasilia. “Yes you have Mercosur which longs for trade agreements. But Mercosur has internal problems, and so then

Dear Commissioner, during the VI EU-Brazil Summit held in Brasília on 24 January 2013, President Barroso and President Dilma Rousseff agreed to establish an Ad-Hoc Working-Group to analyze more systematically bilateral economic issues including competitiveness and investment. In conjunction with this working-group, your mission to Brazil scheduled for the beginning of October would be a

Brazil’s main manufacturing lobby calls for urgent resumption of trade talks with EU The powerful manufacturers lobby, Sao Paulo’s Industry Federation, Fiesp believes a free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union is very much needed so that Latam’s largest economy climbs out from the “commercial isolation” in which it currently stands. “Dealing with

“The two presidents decided to postpone the state visit since the outcome of this visit should not be conditioned on an issue which for Brazil has not been satisfactorily resolved,” a statement from Rousseff’s office said. Originally scheduled for October, the visit will take place as soon as possible after the U.S. government explains allegations

President Dilma Rousseff is pushing new legislation that would seek to force Google, Facebook and other internet companies to store locally gathered data inside Brazil. The requirement would be difficult to execute, technology experts say, given high costs and the global nature of the Internet. Still, Rousseff’s initiative is one of the most tangible signs

Global efforts to battle trade protectionism need to be reinforced to help shield the fragile economic recovery across the world said a report released on Monday by the European Commission in which it claims Brazil and Argentina are among the main offenders when it comes to import duties hikes and government procurement limitations. The report

Brazil and Uruguay want to speed a trade agreement with the European Union but without abandoning Mercosur, and making it clear that they are willing to advance at “a different speed” than the rest of the group’s members, revealed a reliable source from the government of President Jose Mujica in Montevideo. “For some time Mujica

“Until when will we allow ideology to prevail over economics, markets, competitiveness grounding the great vessel of Brazilian trade in the port of little regional pretensions”, asks Katia Abreu in a column published in Folha de Sao Paulo openly criticizing the administration of Dilma Rousseff for its Mercosur policy and the results of the recent

Brazil wants to change the way Mercosur negotiates trade agreements with the European Union, EU, so as to definitively advance with the ongoing discussions that were started in 1995, but still have to see concrete results, according to Brazilian official trade and diplomatic sources. Brazil is committed to have the group (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay

In light of revelations about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs, Brazilian foreign minister Antonio Patriota is calling for the UN’s International Telecommunications Union to help ensure internet security: Patriota also said his government plans to propose changes to international communications rules administered by the Geneva-based International Telecommunications Union to improve communications secrecy, the statement

By Alfredo Valladão Waiting one more year to start doing serious business doesn’t look like a good start. But it is also true that UE-Mercosur negotiations are stuck into two deep potholes. One is the South American block lack of consensus on this matter, with some members (Argentina and Venezuela) deeply opposed to any free

How are we going to advance, how are we going to open markets if one of our members wants to lock us in and slap tariffs on imports”, said Senator Abreu, adding “we want an ambitious bilateral agreement with the European Union, but outside the framework of Mercosur”. Senator Abreu said that Brazilian farmers are

At the graduation ceremony of thirty new diplomats President Rousseff made a quick review of the country’s foreign policy and underlined all the initiatives in which Brazil has been active partner in recent years “to strengthen Mercosur”, the customs group of which it is a founding member next to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay currently suspended,

“Brazil runs the risk of losing more space in its export markets if it doesn’t fully address the global challenge of looking for new partnerships in world trade”, reads an official document from the CNI. The report then mentions a long list of trade agreements recently signed worldwide, others in discussion and concluded that Brazil

Under the heading of “Brazil and the neighbours’ crises, just next door” columnist Sergio Leo exposed the growing concern and disenchantment in the cabinet of President Rousseff with the economic situation of Argentina and Venezuela, Mercosur partners. “Ideology sympathy was strong, geopolitical proximity also but what sends the shivers down the backs of President Rousseff

“It’s a matter of political willingness,” said Yáñez Barnuevo, who was flanked by European lawmakers Josefa Andrés Barea and Ana Miranda (Spain), Jean-Pierre Audy (France) and Mario Pirillo (Italy). Although the European lawmakers admitted that a trade deal between the two blocs has been on the table for more than a decade, he stressed that

FT/IFA Business of Football Summit 2013 17 June 2013| Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janiero, Brazil It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the first Financial Times – International Football Arena Business of Football Summit taking place on 17th June 2013 at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janiero. Against the backdrop of

Don’t miss out on a unique Brazilian event bringing together the best experts of the market: THE 4th BRAZIL BUSINESS SUMMIT organized by The Economist Events at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris. After 7.5% growth in 2010, followed by a fall to 2.7% in 2011, the Brazilian economy is now stagnating with only 1% growth

CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), in cooperation with FRIDA and EUBrasil, organized the event “The EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership: Realities and Potentials” in Brussels, offering an in-depth analysis of the current state and prospects of development of relations between the European Union and Brazil. This event was the conclusion of a project which has been

CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), in cooperation with FRIDA and EUBrasil, organized the event “The EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership: Realities and Potentials” in Brussels, offering an in-depth analysis of the current state and prospects of development of relations between the European Union and Brazil. This event was the conclusion of a project which has been

Chile’s not the only South American country with a serious startup accelerator program anymore. Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation said today that it’s willing to invest up to $78 million in 100 local and foreign startups that apply for a new “Start-Up Brasil” program. The idea is to lure both domestic and foreign

President Dilma Rousseff will make the first formal state visit by a Brazilian leader to the United States in nearly two decades, according to Reuters’ news agency. The trip allegedly will occur later this year likely in October, officials said on condition of anonymity because the White House has not yet announced the visit. A

CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), in cooperation with FRIDA and EUBrasil, organized the event “The EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership: Realities and Potentials” in Brussels, offering an in-depth analysis of the current state and prospects of development of relations between the European Union and Brazil. This event was the conclusion of a project which has been

FT/IFA Business of Football Summit 2013 17 June 2013| Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janiero, Brazil It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the first Financial Times – International Football Arena Business of Football Summit taking place on 17th June 2013 at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janiero. Against the backdrop of

CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), in cooperation with FRIDA and EUBrasil, organized the event “The EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership: Realities and Potentials” in Brussels, offering an in-depth analysis of the current state and prospects of development of relations between the European Union and Brazil. This event was the conclusion of a project which has been

Historically immigrants helped to build Brazil. The great inflow was in the second half of the XIX century (1888 to 1929), excluding World War One, when the country received on average 100.000 immigrants per annum, mainly Italians, Portuguese, Spaniards, Germans, Middle East, Poles, Russians and Ukrainians. They started working in the big coffee plantations and

There are many (German) companies, particularly small and medium-sized ones — who see prospects for business in Brazil” despite the country’s faltering economic growth (0.9% last year),“ said Thomas Schmall, who has just been elected chamber president for a two-year term. ”Everybody (in the German business community) believes that in the long term, Brazil will

EUBrasil is delighted to launch a new activity, exclusively dedicated to our Honorary Members, MEPs. The aim of this initiative is to promote MEP’s missions to South America, in particular to Brazil: we are happy to introduce our first interview, with MEP Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler, who is traveling to Brazil in a few days. (Portuguese version

CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), in cooperation with FRIDA and EUBrasil, organized the event “The EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership: Realities and Potentials” in Brussels, offering an in-depth analysis of the current state and prospects of development of relations between the European Union and Brazil. This event was the conclusion of a project which has been

The Brazil-EU Strategic Partnership – Realities and Potential Conference organized by CEPS in cooperation with EUBrasil and FRIDE On March 4-5, top level Brazilian and European scholars will examine in depth the major challenges that this strategic partnership faces: slower world growth, major macroeconomic imbalances, the possibility of an EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and other

Telefónica Digital, the tech arm of carrier giant Telefónica, has been making a lot of consumer-focused acquisitions and investments in the last year — and now it’s showing that it has an equal interest in enterprise verticals, specifically in e-health: today it announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in Axismed, a chronic care management

IV Brazil–EU Summit Joint Statement Brasília, 24 january, 2013 The VI EU-Brazil Summit was held on January 24, 2013 in Brasilia. The Federative Republic of Brazil was represented by its President, Mrs. Dilma Rousseff, who was accompanied by the Minister of External Relations, Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, the Minister of Finance, Guido Mantega, the

6 th EU-Brazil Business Summit – Joint Business Declaration Brasilia, Brazil – 23 January 2013 The sixth EU-Brazil Business Summit took place in Brasilia, Brazil, on 23 January 2013. BUSINESSEUROPE, the National Confederation of Industry-Brazil (CNI) and EUROCHAMBRES put forward an agenda set to identifying the priorities in our bilateral economic cooperation in order to

EU-BRAZIL Summit. (Brasilia, Brazil, 24 January 2013) EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH BRAZIL The EU-Brazil strategic partnership was established at the first bilateral summit in July 2007, in recognition of both sides? political and economic importance. Regular high level visits, cooperation in a wide range of areas and consultations in the margins of major multilateral events

EU – Brazil Summit A surplus of 1.0 bn euro in EU27 trade in goods with Brazil in the first nine months of 2012 An EU27 surplus of 4.3 bn in trade in services in 2011 Both EU27 exports and imports to Brazil increased steadily between 2003 and 2008, fell in 2009, and then recovered

6th EU-Brazil Summit. An Ever-Closer Relationship The EU and Brazil have enjoyed an ever-closer relationship embodied in the Strategic Partnership, established in July 2007. In this context, they will meet at the highest level on the occasion of the 6th EU-Brazil Summit, which will be held in Brasilia on 24 January 2013. The Strategic Partnership has

A dynamic ICT duo – Brasil is the Partner Country at CeBIT 2012 In its role as the Partner Country at CeBIT 2012 Brasil will underline its credentials as a leading ICT nation with strong growth potential and innovative capabilities. South America’s Shooting Star a Guest in Hannover Brazil’s IT sector stands out as much

EUBrasil welcomes José Juan Haro, Telefonica Latin America Director Regulatory Affairs and Wholesale Business, as new Board Member José Juan Haro of Telefonica has joined the Board of EUBrasil. “Economic co-operation between Brazil and Europe has enormous potential for growth. We must work together, Brazilian and Europeans, to realise this potential in the form of

EUBrasil welcomes John Vassallo, Microsoft Vice President EU Affairs, as new Board Member John Vassallo of Microsoft has joined the Board of EUBrasil.“Our association has an important role to play in the development of relations between Europe and Brazil” – said Luigi Gambardella President of EUBrasil – “and I’m sure that John Vassallo, as a

EU-Brazil Partnership Joint Business Declaration Brussels, Belgium – 4 October 2011 The fifth EU-Brazil Business Summit took place in Brussels, Belgium on 4 October 2011. BUSINESSEUROPE, the National Confederation of Industry-Brazil (CNI) and EUROCHAMBRES put forward a pragmatic and ambitious agenda of issues, aimed at promoting trade and investment across the two economies. High level

EU-Brazil relations EU-Brazil bilateral relations date back to 1960 when diplomatic relations were established (2010 marked the 50th anniversary). The 1992 Framework Co-operation Agreement established the legal basis for cooperation. Relations are strong, with regular high level visits, political dialogue, cooperation in a wide range of areas and consultations in the margins of major multilateral

Commentary by Alfredo Valladão, President of the EUBrasil Advisory Board, on the Eurostat trade and investment statics The EU-Brazil trade relationship is in good shape, but there is plenty of room for improvement. The last batch of EU-Brazil trade and FDI statistics shows that in spite of the current global crisis, trade between the two

EU – Brazil Summit EU27 trade in goods with Brazil reached a peak in the first six months of 2011 Significant investment flows between Brazil and the EU27 After increasing steadily between 2003 and 2008, EU27 exports of goods to Brazil dropped to 21.6 billion euro in 2009, then recovered to reach a peak of

EUBrasil the main sponsor of the EU-Brazil Business Summit on the 4th of October 2011 in Brussels The EU-Brazil Business Summit has been organized in parallel to the yearly political summits since 2007. In 2011, the fifth EU-Brazil Business Summit will be coordinated by BUSINESSEUROPE, FEB (The Federation of Enterprises in Belgium), National Confederation of

EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership three years on: Proposals to foster economic and business cooperation Executive Summary Key messages; Bilateral economic relations have been growing and diversifying during the last decade. The impacts of the 2008 international financial crisis on the economies of Brazil and the EU member States have differed greatly. Despite the crisis,

EU-Brazil Business Summit, Tuesday, 4 October 2011, Brussels BUSINESSEUROPE, FEB (The Federation of Enterprises in Belgium), CNI (Confederation of Brazilian Industries) and EUROCHAMBRES, are organizing the EU-Brazil Business Summit on 4 October 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. This will be the fifth EU-Brazil Business Summit taking place alongside the annual political summit, which rotates between Brazil

President Lula visits Telefónica Headquarters 29. Apr, 2011 by Natalia Moreno Rigollot On Friday 15th April, the former President of Brazil, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva visited Telefónica´s Headquarters, Distrito C, in Madrid. On this occasion Telefónica awarded to him the Golden Medal of TISA for his support to the development of new electronic communications

EUBrasil dinner-event on Wednesday 13 April with Ana Paula Baptista Grade Zacarias, new Head of the EU Delegation to Brazil Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Commission Vice-President, has recently appointed Ana Paula Baptista Grade Zacarias as new Head of the EU Delegation to Brazil. Ana Paula Baptista Grade Zacarias is

EUBrasil Summit to promote digital agenda for Brazil on May 10 at BITS Panel will include CEOs from European and Brazilian ICT companies and telecom operators Hannover, Germany/Porto Alegre, Brazil. Decision-makers and politicians from Brazil and the European Union will gather for the “A Digital Agenda” summit on May 10 at Business IT South America

Become a member of EUBrasil We hope you have enjoyed attending EUBrasil events and reading the reports we have published over the last year. As you may know, EUBrasil is a membership-based organisation, and our members enjoy unrestricted access to our events and publications. We would like to invite your company to become one, because

60 REPRESENTATIVES OF BRAZILIAN AND EUROPEAN INDUSTRY AT THE “EU-BRAZIL BUSINESS DIALOGUE ON ENERGY” WITH RICARDO NEIVA TAVARES AND PHILIP LOWE On December 14 at 7.45 p.m., at the European Parliament in Brussels, EUBrasil will host a dinner with guests Ricardo Neiva Tavares, Ambassador of Brazil to the EU and Philip Lowe Director General DG

“EU-BRAZIL BUSINESS DIALOGUE ON ENERGY” WITH RICARDO NEIVA TAVARES, PHILIP LOWE AND 50 REPRESENTATIVES OF BRAZILIAN AND EUROPEAN INDUSTRY On December 14 at 7.45 p.m. , at the European Parliament in Brussels, EUBrasil will host a dinner with guests Ricardo Neiva Tavares, Brazilian Ambassador to the European Union, and Philip Lowe Director General DG Energy,

EU-BRAZIL BUSINESS DIALOGUE ON ENERGY WITH RICARDO NEIVA TAVARES AND PHILIP LOWE. On December 14, at the European Parliament in Brussels, EUBrasil will host a dinner with guests Ricardo Neiva Tavares, Brazilian Ambassador to the European Union, and Philip Lowe Director General DG Energy, European Commission. Energy is one of the most important items on

CNI, National Confederation of Industry Brazil supports the EUBrasil Seminar, in view of the Dialogue on Information Society and Media between Europe and Brazil On Wednesday, September 22 will take place in Brussels, at the European Parliament (6Q1 Batiment Antall, from 3 p.m to 6 p.m) the EUBrasil Seminar, in cooperation with CNI, BUSINESSEUROPE and

The Registration Form for the EUBrasil Seminar in view of the Dialogue on Information Society and Media between Europe and Brazil On Wednesday, September 22 will take place in Brussels, at the European Parliament (6Q1 Batiment Antall, from 3 p.m to 6 p.m) the EUBrasil Seminar in view of the Dialogue on Information Society and

Business leaders urge EU, Brazil to boost trade talks Brazilian and European business leaders on Wednesday (15 July) urged their governments to accelerate talks on an ambitious trade accord, despite the eurozone crisis and opposition from European farmers. Background The EU and the Mercosur group of South American countries re-launched talks on 17 May aimed

EU – Brazil Summit EU27 deficit in trade in goods with Brazil of 4 bn euro in 2009 Brazil tenth trading partner of the EU27 Exports of goods from the EU27 to Brazil fell to 21.6 billion euro in 2009, down from the peak of 26.3 bn in 2008. Imports fell to 25.7 bn in

EU-Brazil Summit Lisbon, 4 July 2007 Joint Statement 1. Mr. José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal, in his capacity as President of the European Council, assisted by the Secretary General/High Representative of the Council of the European Union, Mr. Javier Solana, and Mr. José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, Mr. Janez Jansa,

Main Duties: Monitor and research key policy debates and legislation in the EU on issues relevant to Brazil. Provide regular information to the membership. Compile clear, concise and informative reports on meetings and events in Brussels – e.g. European Parliament plenaries sessions and committee and delegation meetings, think tank events, conferences, etc. Research and draft

*Luigi Gambardella, President EUBrasil, Former Chairman Executive Board ETNO With a view to the forthcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcellona, some reflections are needed around the main areas that should be at the center of action in the near future, if the mobile industry wants to continue to be innovative and generate growth. In my

The deputy Eduardo Barbosa, chair of the “Grupo Parlamentar Brasil-União Europeia” (Parliamentary Group Brazil-EU), assessed as positive the visit of the group of six MEPs to Congress in early November. Barbosa said that a visit to the European Parliament (EP) was agreed with the European delegation) for next March, still to be confirmed. The deputy also

Ambassador João Gomes Cravinho, EU ambassador in Brazil, believes that the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) will be achieved. The important thing, according to him, is not the date of the exchange offers, but the fact that the proposals are sufficiently robust for both parties. This Friday (27/11) there will be an

In João Pessoa, the bilateral meeting expanded partnerships between Brazil and EU countries, with the aim of increasing digital inclusion. The expansion of partnerships between Brazil and the member countries of the European Union (EU) in order to promote digital inclusion through broadband Internet was the topic discussed on Monday (9) by Communications Minister André

Following a cycle of steady growth at the end of the last decade, the Brazilian economy began to contract in 2011, and entered a technical recession in 2015. Declining exports, rising inflation, a growing deficit and corruption have destabilised the economy. Its future course will depend on fiscal adjustment, inflation control and on bolstering the